Extra-marital sexual partnerships and male friendships in rural Malawi
Extra-marital sexual partnerships and male friendships in rural Malawi
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DOI：
10.4054/demres.2010.22.1
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发表时间：
2010-01-05
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Clark, Shelley
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作者：
Clark, Shelley
婚外性伴关系(EMSP)是撒哈拉以南非洲艾滋病毒/艾滋病传播的主要途径。在这篇论文中，我们调查了两种类型的男性友谊--最好的朋友和与他们谈论艾滋病的朋友--在决定男性是否有EMSP方面的作用。使用马拉维农村男性的数据，我们发现男性目前的婚外性行为与他们最好的朋友的关系最密切，但这两种类型的朋友的行为都与男性随后的EMSP相关。这些发现表明，男性的友谊可以被用来帮助抗击艾滋病的流行。
Extra-marital sexual partnerships (EMSPs) are a major route of HIV/AIDS transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we investigate the roles of two types of male friendships-best friends and friends with whom they talk about AIDS-in determining whether men have EMSPs. Using data from men in rural Malawi, we find that men's current extra-marital sexual behavior is most closely correlated with their best friends', but that the behaviors of both types of friends are associated with men's subsequent EMSPs. These findings suggest that men's friendships could be used to help combat the AIDS epidemic.